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NCT Number: NCT06598280

Same-Day Discharge Versus Overnight Stay Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation

Prospective, randomized, controlled, multicentre study to compare the safety and efficacy of a Same Day Discharge (SDD) protocol in combination with a Perclose ProStyle (PPS) /ProGlide (PPG) suture mediated vascular closure device to the current gold standard: an overnight stay (ONS) protocol associated with manual compression ± figure-of-eight suture for the patients receiving interventional pulmonary vein isolation (PVI).

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Klinik für Rhythmologie

Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, 23538, Germany

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Mirco Kuechler

CONTACT

[email protected]

0049451500 ext. 77075

Roland R Tilz, Prof. Dr. med

CONTACT

[email protected]

0049451500 ext. 44533

Sorin S Popescu, M.D.

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

The aim of the study is to prove that the use of a SDD protocol does not lead to a higher rate of adverse events (minor and major), unplanned medical visits (emergency department or outpatients' clinic) and unplanned readmissions, while substantially reducing the costs associated with the medical care and increasing the comfort of the patients on a period of 30 days, when compared to ONS and manual compression ± figure-of-eight suture. Moreover, the safety, efficiency, and feasibility of the SDD protocol should be proven during a follow-up (FU) period of 12 months. The definition of endpoints will be trained in all participating study sites to preserve consistency.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients age >=18 years
  • Elective catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation using 6 to 14 Fr inner diameter introducer sheath with a minimum of 1 and maximum of 2 femoral venous access sites, independent of the energy source use

Exclusion criteria

  • Active systemic or cutaneous infection, or inflammation in vicinity of the groin
  • Platelet count < 50,000 cells/mm3
  • Body mass index (BMI) > 45 kg/m2 or < 18 kg/m2

Treatment and study plan

Atrial Fibrillation with femoral closure using closing system

Procedure

The ablation procedure will be performed under deep sedation/general anaesthesia as standard of care. Vital signs will be monitored. For patients on oral anticoagulation, the procedure will be performed according to the latest guidelines. For catheter access, sheaths will be placed in the femoral veins after ultrasound-guided puncture according to institutional standard. If the patient is randomised to the SDD group prior to the procedure, the femoral access will be closed with a closure system. Ablation technique, number of access points and procedural details will be performed according to institutional standard. Patients may be enrolled regardless of the energy source used for ablation. The minimum procedural endpoint is PVI. Ablation strategies in addition to PVI are at the discretion of the operator. Antiarrhythmic therapy may be administered for a maximum of 2 months (blanking period).

Atrial Fibrillation with femoral closure using figure-of-eight stitch

Procedure

The ablation procedure will be performed under deep sedation/general anaesthesia as standard of care. Vital signs will be monitored. For patients on oral anticoagulation, the procedure will be performed according to the latest guidelines. For catheter access, sheaths will be placed in the femoral veins after ultrasound-guided puncture according to institutional standard. If the patient is randomised to the ONS group prior to the procedure, the femoral access will be closed with a figure-of-eight suture. The ablation technique, number of access points and procedural details will be performed according to institutional standard. Patients may be enrolled regardless of the energy source used for ablation. The minimum procedural endpoint is PVI. Ablation strategies in addition to PVI are at the discretion of the operator. Antiarrhythmic therapy may be administered for a maximum of 2 months (blanking period).

Primary outcomes

  1. 30 Day vascular access-related adverse events

    Time frame: 30 days post intervention

    Primary Safety Endpoint

  2. Time to ambulation

    Time frame: 2 Days after intervention

    Primary Efficacy Endpoint elapsed time between removal of the final closure device or removal of final sheath and the moment when the patient stood and walked 20 ft without evidence of venous re-bleeding from the femoral access site (time to ambulation; TTA)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of Life assessment - EQ-5D-5L

    Time frame: 12 Month after Intervention

    Secondary Efficacy Endpoint quality of life assessment (QoL) using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire which contains 5 questions on current well-being and a scale from 0-100 on the personal assessment of the state of current health (from 0 (very poor) to 100 (very good)).

  2. Quality of Life assessment - AFEQT

    Time frame: 12 Month after Intervention

    Secondary Efficacy Endpoint quality of life assessment (QoL) using the AFEQT questionnaire. which contains 20 questions on 7-point Likert scale on current well-being. Finally, a score between 0 corresponds to complete disability (or responding "extremely" limited, difficult or bothersome to all questions answered) of 100 corresponds to no disability (or responding "not at all" limited, difficult or bothersome to all questions answered)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Roland R Tilz, Prof. Dr.

CONTACT

[email protected]

0049451500 ext. 44511

Sorin S Popescu, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

0049451500 ext. 44511

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Luebeck

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Same-Day Discharge Versus Overnight Stay Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation - the SHAzAM-AF Study

Acronym: SHAzAM-AF

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2028
First posted
Sep 19, 2024
Registry last updated
Apr 8, 2025

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